| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FBİ608 | ENDEMIC PLANTS OF TURKIYE | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To teach endemism and endemic plants |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Öznur ERGEN AKÇİN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Explain what is endemic | | 2 | Learn importance of endemic plant | | 3 | Explain important endemic plant of Turkey | | 4 | Explain how protection of endemic plants | | 5 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Endemism, reasons of endemism, types of endemism, distribution of endemic plants in Turkey, main threats to the endemic plants, economically important endemic plants, Red Data Book categories and examples |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Endemism concept
| | | | 2 | Reasons of endemism | | | | 3 | Variety of endemism | | | | 4 | Distribution of plants in the world and evolution | | | | 5 | Plants in geologic eras | | | | 6 | Rich families and genera in endemics | | | | 7 | The richest region in Turkey in terms of endemic species | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | The richest region in Turkey in terms of endemic species
| | | | 10 | Endemic species according to regions of plant geography | | | | 11 | Economically important endemic and rare species | | | | 12 | IUCN Red data Book Categories | | | | 13 | Threat categories of endemic plants | | | | 14 | The main threats to the survival of Turkey’s endemic and rare plants | | | | 15 | Suggested conservation measures | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Davis, P.H. (ed.), 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 1-10,Edinbh. Univ. Pres.
Güner et al.(eds.) (2000). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 11, Edinbh.Univ. Pres.
Ekim et al (2000). Türkiye Bitkileri Kırmızı Kitabı, Türkiye Tabiatı Koruma Derneği, Ankara
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| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Discussion | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Question-Answer | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Team/Group Work | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Report Preparation | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Report Presentation | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Project Preparation | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Project Presentation | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Self Study | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 5 | 8 | 40 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 3 | | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | LO4 | 4 | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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